Novas ameaças e Segurança Nacional na Ordem Mundial pós-Guerra Fria

Abstract

This monograph addresses the concept of “new threats”, developed after the end of the Cold War, in the context of a new world order that succeeded an eminently bipolar order that had been in force since the end of World War II. The objective of the study is to analyze the development of the concept of “new threats”, in the context of the post-Cold War new world order, and the strategic concept of confrontation in countries with different levels of development. The adopted methodology comprises bibliographic and documentary research, with a qualitative approach, in order to provide the necessary theoretical framework. It also draws on the author's experience in his professional activity with military and international affairs. The study is limited in the time frame that follows the end of the Cold War, as it is the time frame for the development of the concept of “new threats”. It is also restricted to the strategic concept of the United States, the NATO and South American countries as they represent a coherent sample to guide the Brazilian position, while expanding the analysis to other actors (such as Asian countries) would extend the scope of the research beyond the possibilities of the proposal of this work. The main topics are: national security, defense and the role of the Armed Forces; contextualization in the post-Cold War new world order; the development of the concept of “new threats” in the considered context; the confrontation with the “new threats”; and implications to national security. The conclusion indicates the implications of the concept of “new threats” in the guidelines for national defense in different contexts, as well as their consequences for security in the broad vision of the international system.